Make proper nutrition available to all children

2:53 PM,
May 24, 2013

Written by

Ken Patterson, Asheville

With the end of school approaching, I was proud when my daughter texted me from school (during lunch, of course) that she had the best grade in her science class. Many things have brought her to this point, but the most critical things happened during the first 1,000 days (pregnancy through age 2). No, we did not force the Science Channel upon her, but her mother did get good prenatal care and ate properly to support my daughter's development. And once born, my daughter was breast-fed and received nutritious food that promoted proper brain and body development.Tragically, proper nutrition is ...